David Prentice of Family Research Council briefly discussion the recent federal court ruling that “stops federal taxpayer funding human embryonic stem cell research,” then turns his attention to how this is good news for patients, since this should free up more funds for adult stem cell research—which is already yielding great results. You can read Mr. Prentice’s perspective by clicking here.
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The Arkansas Lottery Commission is back to doing fuzzy math.
Last week, we told you about Lottery Spokesman Julie Baldridge’s statement that the 100 lottery vending machines they purchased cost $50,000 each. But yesterday, Arkansas Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue told the Legislative Oversight Committee the machines only cost $16,500 each.
The sudden change in the machines’ price tag was news to me—and, from what I could tell, to some of the legislators on the committee as well. When they pressed Mr. Passailaigue about the change in price, Passailaigue said that Baldridge’s statement on the radio was “misinformation”.
Well, I broke down the cost of the vending machines, and I think Julie Baldridge was probably being much more honest and accurate than Passailaigue gave her credit for.